extra innings
Tied ninth continues
Extra innings are additional periods of play in baseball when the score is tied after the regulation nine innings.
The game continues until one team leads at the end of a complete inning.
Figuratively, extra innings describes any situation extended beyond its expected duration: The negotiations went into extra innings before they finally reached a deal.
Suspensefully close competition
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
- tensionStretched or strained state
- edge-of-seatIntensely suspenseful experience
- anticipationState of awaiting something
drama · showdown · climax · sudden death · do-or-die · heart-pounding · uncertainty · turning point
Contest deciding drawn competitors
- walk-offVictory-clinching final play
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- batterUncooked cake mixture
- bullpenRelief pitcher staging area
ninth inning · regulation · scoreless · doubleheader · relief pitcher · pinch hitter · home plate · diamond
Capacity for sustained effort
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- sloggingEffortful, weary progress
- grindCrush into particles
staying power · longevity · determination · grit · mental toughness · resilience · wear and tear · exhaustion
nail-biter
Suspensefully close competition
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
- tensionStretched or strained state
- edge-of-seatIntensely suspenseful experience
anticipation · drama · showdown · climax · sudden death · do-or-die · heart-pounding · uncertainty · turning point · clutch moment
tiebreaker
Contest deciding drawn competitors
bullpen · ninth inning · regulation · scoreless · doubleheader · relief pitcher · pinch hitter · home plate · diamond · dugout
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- sloggingEffortful, weary progress
grind · staying power · longevity · determination · grit · mental toughness · resilience · wear and tear · exhaustion · perseverance
- overtimeovertime pay, overtime hours, overtime rate, overtime rules, double overtime
- inningsseventh inning, ninth inning
- baseballbaseball, bat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher
- Epic Sports MomentsSuper Bowl, title fight, championship game, gold medal match, overtime thriller
- extra timeovertime, stoppage time, injury time, bonus time, added time
- game periodsquarter, half, period, inning, set
extra inningssudden death
Instant-win tiebreaker format
sudden victory · golden goal · shootout · penalty kicks · tiebreaker
extra, extreme, extravagant, extras, extremity, extravagance, extrapolate, innings, externalize